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‘The Long Goodbye’: Robert Altman and Leigh Brackett’s Unique and Fascinating Take on Chandler and Film Noir • Cinephilia & Beyond Poster art by Tony Stella By Sven Mikulec Convinced people would always connect Raymond Chandler's legendary detective Philip Marlowe with the iconic superstar Humphrey Bogart, Robert Altman wasn't in...

53 years ago today, The Long Goodbye hit theaters.

Robert Altman and Leigh Brackett turned Raymond Chandler’s noir into a sun-bleached, offbeat masterpiece.

Dive into the story behind one of the most fascinating Marlowe adaptations

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Marilyn Monroe by John Bryson (1960)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Directed by Joseph Sargent starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam and Hector Elizondo.

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*picks up old bottle from ocean, reads message*

say what you want about deaf people

he also leaps off in the train sequence

A variant of the escape scenario is the daring leap that involves the escapee performing a dangerous and spectacular leap. A clear example appears in The Fugitive (1993) as Dr. Richard Kimble, with nowhere left to run, leaps off the edge of a massive dam.

Montage of characters from Fargo

OTD 3/8/1996:
Joel & Ethan Coen's FARGO opened in U.S. theaters.

True original, a comic misadventure with both heart & edge landed 7 Oscar nominations (with wins for Screenplay & Actress) & cemented Frances McDormand's pregnant Marge Gunderson a new type of hero.

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Action Film Dictionary: H is for Heist Scenario.
The heist scenario prototypically involves an inward incursion by a thief into a secured space for the sake of acquiring something perceived as valuable as manifested in the opening scene of Thief (1981).

Micky Dolenz

On the 8th of March 1945: #MickyDolenz, American singer (The Monkees - "I'm A Believer"), and #actor (Circus Boy), born in Los Angeles, California.
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The Pawnbroker (1964) Directed by Sidney Lumet starring Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez and Morgan Freeman in his feature film debut.

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Veo animation of The Rocketeer (1991) quad.

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Director Sergio Leone and actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood — Leone dressed in a dark-coloured T-shirt, light-coloured trousers and light Stetson-style hat, Eastwood in costume, dressed in a light shirt, dark jeans and dark neckerchief — captured standing together, Eastwood in profile, Leone facing the camera as he points ahead, Eastwood meeting his gaze while a crew member secures a horse behind them, a little girl visible in the background along with crew members and a vehicle in the distance, in a medium-length black-and-white shot taken on location in Spain during a break from filming A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

Director Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood between takes during filming of A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

Legendary Stuntman Buddy Joe Hooker on Defying Death for 70 Years, from Setting the Cannon Roll Record to Burt Reynolds’ Movie About His Life Legendary Hollywood stuntman Buddy Joe Hooker talks 70 years of stunt work, tied to a Criterion Channel retrospective of his best movies.

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Public Enemy - Rebel without a Pause

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Day 8: A Song That Feels Ahead Of Its Time

That's Jesse Jackson at the beginning. RIP.

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Celestial Emporium of Cinematic Knowledge: G is for Geography.
Glacier National Park in The Shining (1980).

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saw it at the movies, fun time

Stanley Kubrick editing Barry Lyndon in the garage of his home in England. Photos by Vivian Kubrick.

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but will any of these people have a big movie made about their life? thats the difference

everyones got a podcast/webshow now, so its a diff playing field. howard still was the best from the classic radio era

was a huge fan at that time, the height of howardmania, really fun

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Howard Stern was allowed to improvise the final monologue in which he talks to the camera. Only one take was filmed.

Final on-screen appearance of Tiny Tim. He died months before this movie was released.

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Sir Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert got along so well during filming that they called each other by their characters' names even when they were not filming

"The quickening" is a term for when a baby in the womb shows its first sign of life.

Released #OTD in 1980 #filmsky

In preparation for her role as Loretta Lynn, Sissy Spacek accompanied the singer on one of her tours in order to study her on/offstage mannerisms.

Sissy Spacek highly praised Levon Helm (a first time actor) for his portrayal of Loretta's father.

Released #OTD in 1973 #filmsky

The location for Roger Wade - Sterling Hayden's home was actually Robert Altman's home at the time.

Marlowe always wears a tie with American flags on it. The tie looks plain red in the movie due to cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond's post-flashing techniques.